New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-24
TRAINING MEN FOR NURSES.
A GIFT TO THE CHARITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE CORRESPONDENTS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS.
new Training School for Malo Nurses Is to be built
in the grounds OF Bellevue Hospital under the direction
OF the Commissioners OF Charities and Corrections Inc
old building In which Woods Museum OF Anatomy Is
now being torn down. and the structure, that Will
cost from $500 to $4,000, Will be built at once ana
will be completed in the fall winter The plans LOT
the building and the name Of the donor, ID. y. "is,
were received by the County Commission ON SATURDAY
last In April the Commissioners received from W. H.
Osborn letter offering this building for male nurses out
not mentioning the Of the gver. The correspond
enoe was as follows:
,EHwYoEk. April 90 1887.
ia. w ss f% by sSev wno framing
S1 q ,,sPp for training similar y I! fna
and been over the country until e has reached asS
to the matter leads me o conclude that The scp y sn
the school the hands Of the q Charities
;pSn.l1e e The pu6lic~ne led party ,,onDo,
suitable for male nurses locating the building The
building Your good Judgment and Inc Pgrp9sS
ssst that So sdes
named and that your commission will take charge oi 'h' ~
property a in The 81, Ky Of Men w.
stnion one Of great utility not only TO czsns Of New
YORK but throughout the country renectng hJaO thai
universally adopted IL. plan raning School for
Nurses which opened at Bellevue under the sanction o'
yonr department twelve years since .,..,. n
the na.v gss me sn early reply an. Ina abgs may
'' purify MAKING the proposal ''' Yours rs;Dsf'tSg sS5ux
The letter read in tho board and the following To
NEw.YoRk April 90, 1881
w IT, OSBORN No. 80 Park ave, Ne,o York GU
pE.R SIR Your Of the 2oh inst GoaySy
as Ss g." Of sevue Hop
a t9r ne PURPOSE OF schoo i1 r Women
duly hand at meeting this
ments To his Gentleman through YOU and to say
tina, tho conditions accompanying The sp
be % Say9s them G% SnS Hs o
ly and as Indispensable TO the medical profession Us "'
The board accepts in behalf OF the City NewYork the
noble offer Of your friend with the most sincere
best Efforts e attain ssesoss %%eco@pshmen the
suit OF his phnropc and most generous git I ~
inc plans and other matters OF aG
a and with OF great rfpfPs oRrER
The following letter accompanied copy OF tho plans
NRw.YoRk, MAY 81, 1887
To the Commfssioners Of Charities and CORRECTION % r q,
sSa T sop fna y P.S Sg & San
H.epaTatS apartments O this building T psn%
enable your commission establish school LOT
male nurses is b. o. Mills this city Yours EesPesy
The plans have been mado by d. J. Jardne Inc
building will be an attractive OF brick and terra
Gotta facing on Twenty sxth-st, and with main en-
trance from Its dimensions WIN De 20 og r So
feet and there will be four stories and basement me
frat story will contain tho Offices and general business
rooms the second and third floors Will be devoted 70 .ue
rooms Of the nurses each single room being Dy 10
On the fourth floor will he placed the Wood Museum OF
Anatomy for consultation bS the physicians OF tne nos
ptsL President Porter stated yesterday that tnere
would be accommodation In tho building for about hIy
nurses While it will be under tho supervision oi .
commissioners, It will probably be under tue ulloS !.
control OF trustees appointed for that PurIosse
in the same those OF the framing echoo o'
Nurses -, -, oo.uo-oour
There arc now in Bellevue Hospital and GonVernenr'
Harlem and Ninety.nnh street HosPlIa tnnI mr.
ants Many these young men VINO attehu me9iSs
lectures in connection with this work WIN v1m " %
received thorough training such as women receive ~
the training school 10 this fact, Mr. Porter sau
5 he character OF most OF the that orig naly
attracted the attention OF the trustees or the irans
school for Nurses and suggested similar Sohooi lor ~